CompTIA CySA+ practice exams
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- Exam code
- CS0-003
- Cost
- $425USD
- Questions
- Maximum of 85
- Duration
- 165minutes
- Passing score
- 750(scale 100-900)
- Level
- Mid level
- Valid for
- 3years
- Study guide
- How to prepare
- Sources
- 43official pages
- Practice all PBQs
- 12tasks
- Format
- Multiple choice and performance-based
CySA+ practice exams
2 full-length forms, 85 questions each, apportioned to the published domain weightings.
Unpacking the term APT for an executive, an analyst defines the T. Per the kill chain material, what is the threat?
The answer
People with intent and capability
Checked against
lockheedmartin.com, checked August 2026T: Threat Person(s) with Intent, Opportunity, and Capability…
What the exam tests
Exam domains and official weightings
The percentage is the exam weighting; the bar is how many verified questions we hold there, so a short bar is where our bank is thin.
- Security Operations33%63 verified
- Vulnerability Management30%64 verified
- Incident Response and Management20%39 verified
- Reporting and Communication17%32 verified
Where to focus: Security operations and vulnerability management are 63 percent of the exam between them. Time spent reading real scanner output pays back more than any other activity here.
Every CySA+ objective, with practice questions mapped to each one
What the exam actually asks you to do
Multiple choice, multiple response, and performance-based questions. The performance-based items drop you into a simulated console, network diagram, or configuration screen and score what you actually do.
Item formats
- Multiple choice
- Multiple response
- Performance-based
The highlighted formats are the ones you cannot answer from memory alone. CompTIA, CySA+ exam details ↗
The part of CySA+ you cannot memorize
Performance-based questions are where memorized dumps fail, because you cannot memorize your way through configuring or analyzing something. A dump can tell you which letter was marked correct. It cannot read the output on the screen in front of you and tell you what it means.
We built 12 of them for CySA+, across 4 interaction types. They score with partial credit, and every one ends with a walkthrough of the reasoning rather than just an answer key.
- Log and output analysis
- Read a real log excerpt, firewall rule set, or command output, then answer what it tells you.
- Matching
- Assign the right technology to each requirement, with a pool bigger than the number of slots so guessing does not pay.
- Sorting
- Drop controls, data states, or hardening tasks into the category each one belongs to.
- Sequencing
- Put incident response phases, forensic collection, or a remediation cycle in the order the work actually happens.
Between sittings
The same bank the numbered forms are assembled from.
Quick Practice
Open now
All 198 verified questions, untimed, with the explanation after each answer.
Domain Drill
Open now
Every domain on its own, for the area a score report says is weakest.
Review Missed
Fills as you go
Re-asks the questions you got wrong. Nothing to review until you miss something.
Where CySA+ fits
CompTIA security track
The classic vendor-neutral ladder into security. Prerequisites are recommendations, not gates, until CISSP, which needs real experience.
CompTIA’s free resources
Study from the source. Everything below is published by the vendor, free to read, and is what our own questions are written from:
Official CySA+ exam page & objectives ↗Keep reading
- Free CySA+ practice test
Ten real questions, playable now. No account, no card.
- CySA+ exam objectives
The full official blueprint, with practice pages on covered objectives.
- CySA+ passing score
The exact cut score, what kind of number it is, and the retake terms.
- How hard is CySA+?
An honest difficulty read from the format, the clock and the weights.
- What CySA+ costs
The voucher price, the retake, and what renewal costs across the cycle.
- CySA+ guide
Who it is for, study plans by experience level, and whether it is worth it.
Cheat sheets
Printable reference tables, free.
Compared with
Side by side on cost, difficulty, and which one to take first.
Frequently asked questions
Is CySA+ harder than Security+?
Yes, and in a specific way. Security+ asks what a control is. CySA+ hands you output and asks what it means. If you can read a scan result, a SIEM alert, and a packet capture without a reference sheet, you are close.
What does CS0-003 cover?
Four domains: security operations (33%), vulnerability management (30%), incident response and management (20%), and reporting and communication (17%). The first two are almost two thirds of the exam.
Do I need Security+ before CySA+?
CompTIA recommends it plus around four years of hands-on work, but neither is enforced. The practical gate is comfort with logs and scanners, not a certificate.
Does CySA+ count for DoD 8140?
CySA+ is approved for several DoD 8140 work roles, which is a large part of why it holds its value. Check the current DoD 8140 tables for the role you are targeting, because the mappings are revised.